It was Harry's bum, now it's Catherine's tits

A French paparazzi got her sunbathing topless on holiday (privately, at Lord Linley's chateau) last week.

Apparently, the pix were offered to the Britsh media, who referred to buy; but they are to be published in a French magazine later today (it may be too late to injunct;so much for French privacy laws).

The Cambriges in Kuala Lumpur are reportedly "saddened" by this (bet they said other words too); though the actions of the French paparazzi must have a particularly nasty resonance for Diana PoW's children.

I think it's disgraceful. As it'll be all over the internet soon, the logic which put Harry's bum on the front page can (logically) apply again.

She must have felt pretty damn safe to do it in the first place, so this is doubly upsetting. Apparently William was there too, so we can presume he also thought they were fine (Katie doesn't seem like the 'screw you, I'm doing it anyway' type).

We obviously care if we are talking about it, but lets not feel too sorry for the well loved, multi millionairre! On one hand I think you have to expect this level of intrusion. On the other hand, I hate the gutter press!

On a more positive note, has anyone else seen the dress Catherine wore to a state dinner last night? Utterly beautiful (apologies for Daily Mail link, I can't find another picture to link to on my phone)

They should win damages pretty easily (hope it goes to charity, but that's not the subject here). The editor will probably argue that the images aren't damaging to her image (because apparently they're not at all shocking ) but there's not a court in France who would agree with that point of view. Our laws on privacy are strict and usually quite well respected.

The magazine will get fined but not massively. The laws are strict but enforcement is pretty random, and the invasions of privacy havd been getting worse in the past decade or so as French appetite for sleb gossip has been getting more and more like the Bruts and Americans.